Archive By Section - Olympics
LONDON (AP) - David McKienzie scored 17 points as the defending champion U.S. men's volleyball team clinched a top tournament seed at the London Olympics on Monday with a win over Tunisia.
August 06, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Marlen Esparza was already having a tough time with her headgear when the crowd started booing her for refusing to trade haymakers with her Venezuelan opponent.
August 06, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Defending Olympic 50K race walk champion Alex Schwazer was caught doping in Italy and will miss the London Games.
August 06, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal left Beijing with a fifth-place finish and a good feeling about how they performed in their first Olympic beach volleyball tournament.
August 06, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Chinese super heavyweight Zhou Lulu shouts "relax" to calm her nerves. Iran's Saeid Mohammadpour hisses like a snake.
August 06, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - For the first time before a big meet, Jenn Suhr heard a positive message from her husband, Rick, who's also her coach.
August 06, 2012
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - On the verge of missing the gold-medal game for the first time, the U.S. women's soccer team caught a break when the referee made a call rarely seen in the sport.
August 06, 2012
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- Aliya Mustafina overcame the pain of a knee injury six months ago to win the uneven bars competition in gymnastics - one of three gold medals for Russia for the day. Other victories for Russia came from Alan Khugaev in men's 84-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling and Yuliya Zaripova in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
August 06, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - One 3-pointer after another, Kevin Durant shot down Argentina - and perhaps the notion that defense wins championships.
August 06, 2012
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• Four years after a late fade left her wearing bronze in Beijing, Sanya Richards-Ross got the 400-meter gold she always thought she should win. She surged to the finish and punched her fist when she crossed the line in 49.55 seconds to give the U.S. its first track and field gold medal of the London Games.
August 05, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - So much for all those dire predictions of it taking many years, even decades, to break the swimming records set in high-tech bodysuits.
August 05, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Lining up for the Olympic 100-meter final, Usain Bolt wrapped up his signature prerace preening by lifting a finger to his lips.
August 05, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Destinee Hooker scored 19 points as the undefeated U.S. women's volleyball team wrapped up preliminary pool play at the London Olympics with a straight-set victory over Turkey on Sunday night.
August 05, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - They call her "Six Feet of Sunshine," but at night in London, the smile disappears and Kerri Walsh Jennings turns downright fierce.
August 05, 2012
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LONDON (AP) - Siarhei Karneyeu lingered in the ring after his Olympic heavyweight loss Sunday night, crying and shaking his head in disbelief after his clutching, holding opponent was awarded a narrow decision victory.
August 05, 2012
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